EXERCISE: Where's the Teacher?

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Original posting 20 January 2009

Now there's an interesting little exercise. Here's your starting scene.

"It is the start of a new school year and [fill in the name] is entering fifth grade. The first day of school brings with it suspense: Who's in my class? Who will the teacher be?"

"The kids are assembled, but, mysteriously, the teacher doesn't show. Why?"

There you go. Take it from the kids' point of view, think about what might have happened to the teacher. How do they find out? How do they respond?

And go on from there.
Write!

[taken from a news column about a children's book http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ek20090107a1.html ]